A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Rasht in Tajikistan on Wednesday. Event id: us6000myt9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000myt9. The temblor was reported at 19:03:31 / 7:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 70.8873° East, 38.9501° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/05/24 / 2024-05-15 19:03:31 / May 15, 2024 @ 7:03 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tajikistan (c. 7 487 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Rasht (c. 10 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Roghun (c. 7 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Novobod (c. 5 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Roghun, Novobod, Rasht (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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